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ABBA on CD

Recently I discovered a relatively new ABBA site, called ABBA on CD by Ken Griffin.
It has a lot of interesting details and original research about how ABBA's various albums were released on CD back in 1980's. A subject of particular interest to an American like myself. Here in the USA, we were always the last to see ABBA CD's come out. This CD gives a lot a background information on how the early ABBA CD's were released. I must admit as a "ABBA expert" I still stumble on how to describe the first CD release of the The Visitors. It is known in history as the first pop CD produced, though it holds that role more securely as a prototype, rather than as a commercial release. You can find this interesting web site at http://abbaoncd.wordpress.com

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